technical rehearsal; tech rehearsal
private funeral; secret burial
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
beachfront park; park by the sea
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
Ministry of Revenue (Tang-dynasty China)
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
emo; sad; melancholic; erotic in a disgusting way
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
leisure time; idle moment
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
current student; enrolled student
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
way of asking; way of listening; listener
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh