willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
day of month; counter for days
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
next term; next period; next version; next release
gifted education; special education for gifted children
calling by name; designation; nomination
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
in that manner; like that
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to raise one's voice; to shout
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
review (of learned material); revision
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
measurement round the hips
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open