obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
make good use of; make the most of
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
professor; teaching; instruction
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
senior high school; high school
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
leather-soled sandals (geta)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to be away from home; to be out of the house
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
mon ami; mon amie; my friend
great war; great battle; world war
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin