orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
close; intimate; on good terms
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue