to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
pupil; student; schoolchild
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
folding into four; quarto
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
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)
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings