(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to breathe out; to exhale
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
usually; under usual circumstances
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to jump at; to be attracted by
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless