udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to become an expert; to be master at
that is to say; so that means
very likely; very probable
height (of body); stature
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
transfer student; student changing schools
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
Buddhist memorial service
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
thin; slender; fine; unlucky