the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
getting on board; sailor; seaman
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
superstition; superstitious belief
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
how long; how much; to what extent
derailment; digression; deviation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
royal jelly (beekeeping, apiculture)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
solidarity; joint; collective
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
(brute) force; using all one's might
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent