honour; honor; glory; privilege
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
feeding (animals); provisioning
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
belonging to no party or school of thought
the staff; inside the department
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band