ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
above the knee; on one's lap
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
hello; good day; good afternoon
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
antiquity; the previous era
usefulness; utility; being orderly; being proper
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
furnishings; implements; equipment
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
opposite side; other side; other party
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to bring back; to restore
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
curling inwards (esp. of the tips of one's hair)
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms