staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
planning; project; plan; design
to grimace; to make a wry face
more than usual; especially; particularly
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
work style; way of working
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
guess; conjecture; surmise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)