to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
summer festival; summer matsuri
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
ability; capability; skill
indeed; really; truly; very much
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
in high spirits; excited; energetic
of course; certainly; naturally
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
weather; fair weather; fine weather
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
weight-loss exercises; weight-loss body movements
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
to talk; to chat; to chatter
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to press a question; to cross-examine
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses