hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
will not do; do not; does not
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
process; course; mechanism
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
daily update; updating daily
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
memories; recollections; reminiscence
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
price; cost; value; worth; value
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)