dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
second; number two; runner-up
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
letting (someone) die without helping
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
of great prominence or dignity
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
check station; checkpoint
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to fit (inside something)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
various places; several sources
founder; originator; pioneer
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute