number of days (times) one has attended
direct; honest; frank; easygoing; lighthearted; night duty
contemplation; meditation
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
bento; Japanese box lunch
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
three days and three nights
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
performing music in the street; busking
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)