honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(one's own) abilities and intelligence
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
other than; excluding; without
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
omen; sign; notice; indication
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
assistant professor; associate professor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
first (of its kind) in Japan
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
anything and everything; just about everything
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff