to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to bail out (water); to scoop out
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to become inverted; to become reversed
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to raise one's voice; to shout
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
set meal; special (of the day)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
drinking party; get-together
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
numerator; molecule; member; element
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
in perfect form; going swimmingly
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts