obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
war situation; progress of a battle
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
rule; reign; government; governing
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to make merry; to be festive
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
guard; sentinel; garrison
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental