resignation; acceptance; consolation
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
first-aid; emergency (aid)
A word describing the sound made when things are rubbed or pressed against each other; The act of cramming or shoving things to the brim
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to stop talking; to be silent
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
malicious; deliberately mean
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
rich person; wealthy person
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well