spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
how; in what way; circumstances
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to be found; to be discovered
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to fan; to incite; to instigate
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)