warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to rebuke; to scold harshly
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
order; command; directions; instructions
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha; Buddhist shrine
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to think alike; to get along
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
order (to an employee from management)
experient; person who has experienced something
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
secret base; hideout; hidden position