good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to move forward; to move on
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
cake or snack served with tea
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
elegance; taste; refinement
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
military cadet; officer cadet
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
distant look; faraway look
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
form; shape; figure; morph
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with