bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
anger; passion; rage; temper
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
source of information; intelligence source; message source
fee; charge; rate; material
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to withdraw money; to take money out
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
heir; inheritor; successor
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to stare back (at); to glare back
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
karate practitioner; karateka
to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest