to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
school festival; campus festival
excursion; field trip; school trip
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(clenched) fist; knuckles
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
water temperature (esp. bath)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face