small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
step-up; advance; progress; increase
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to manage something successfully; to be successful
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
true character; true heart; true spirit
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
festival; feast; carnival
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
female friend; woman friend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
samue; monk's working clothes
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
summer term (e.g. school); summer period