to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
physical condition; state of health
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
senior high school student
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
long military service; having experienced many battles
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be needed; to be wanted
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on