head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
matter causing distress; something causing worry
pain of love; love troubles
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
fortune-telling; divination
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
because; the reason why is
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
going through; going via; going by way of
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...