law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
value; worth; virtue; blessing
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
syllabary; phonetic symbol
how can (one) do something
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
chastity; virtue; fidelity
flash (of light); glint; schiller
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
to step back; to walk backwards
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
tolerance; broad-mindedness
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
by itself; automatically; naturally
failure story; horror story
to be born; to come into the world
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)