short-tempered or irritable person
one's history as a performer
to creep about; to crawl around
apologies for the crude food
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
not understanding; not knowing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
criticism; critique; review; commentary
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit