tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee