conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to keep away; to keep at a distance
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
throughout; all through; right through
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
low (level, value, price, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
very loud volume; megavolume
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
open; spacious; extensive
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
nape (of the neck); nucha
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
on the occasion of; at the time of
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end