plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
alternation of generations
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
password; watchword; motto; slogan
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
distrust of (other) human beings
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
next year; next fiscal year
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
good (place to leave off); convenient
addition; annexation; appendage
polymerization; polymerisation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)