advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
camping; campground; making camp
sleeping comfort or snugness
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
in that manner; like that
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
scandal; deplorable event