leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
strong nation; powerful country
underside of a bird's wing; lining of a haori
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
last days; the end; one's fate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
so what!; who gives a damn?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)