to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
practice; practising; training; study
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
foreign; abroad; overseas
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
simmer; bubble out; flow out
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
speaking voice; talking voice
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing