liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
exemption; exoneration; discharge
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
series of battles; successive battles
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
news programme; news program
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
ill will; malice; evil intent
state of mind; mentality; psychology
number of days (times) one has attended
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to relax; to feel at home
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder