disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
female high-school student
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
relation; connection; relevance
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
acid; sourness; sour taste
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
interior; inside; internal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability