hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
image; figure; figure; form; image
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
duty; obligation; responsibility
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
slightly early; just before
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
common front; united front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
stealthily; secretly; in secret
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
nausea; sickness in the stomach
long night (esp. of autumn)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy