taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
staying up all night; all-night vigil
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
different opinion; objection
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
preparation; arrangements
in perfect form; going swimmingly
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to leave a dish half-eaten
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide