(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
reinforcement; strengthening
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
android; Android (mobile operating system)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
pure heart; naivete; innocence
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
5th day of the month; five days
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
competing; competition; auction
grip (of hand); grip strength
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
nonchalant air; unruffled air
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to crumble away; to collapse
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
temporary closing of classes
capital; funds; seed money; asset
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
a monk's earnings are pure profit (due to needing no capital and having no expenses)