not understanding; not knowing
January; first month of the lunar calendar
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
evil spirit; demon; devil
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pungent; biting; racy; hot
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
way of eating; how to eat
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)