dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
near miss; just missing (each other)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
root; source; origin; cause
several times; once or twice
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to teach; to take a teaching job
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
head; brains; intellect; understanding
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
sharp increase; sudden rise
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
call; summons; convening; convocation
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
ultramarine colour (color)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
regional cuisine; local cuisine
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated