to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
selfless (pious, righteous) man
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to begin talking; to open up
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
difficult problem; challenge
handrail; railing; banister
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken