to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to complain; to make a complaint
discount coupon; discount ticket
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
impulse buying; impulse purchase
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
it seems so; that's what it looks like
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
advance payment; money paid in advance
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy