ill will; malice; evil intent
older brother; elder brother
determination; resolution
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to look forward to something
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
right in the center (centre)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper