society; the world; the times
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
failure; mistake; blunder
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
one more time; once more; once again
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
life; living; I; me; student
expression; presentation; representation; notation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
number one; first; best; most; game; round
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
fine performance; tour de force
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(social) position; status
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
strongish; somewhat strong
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up