directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
university (college) professor
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
vocational school; technical school
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
reform; reformation; reorganization
the authorities concerned; the competent authorities
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
difficulty of getting into a college
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry