ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to not take seriously; to take lightly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicate reason; infers some protest
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
man among men; manly man; alpha male
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
pupil; student; schoolchild
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
by myself; in person; by oneself
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into