slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to shake one's head (in denial)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
feeling; sense; impression
sailor suit; middy uniform
so; like this; in this way
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
with a bump; with a clunk
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
government body; government agency
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
noninterference; nonintervention
(United States of) America; USA; US
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain