guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
Japan's best; number one in Japan
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
down to earth; reasonable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
rest; break; recess; intermission
temple elementary school (Edo period)
without sparing time for sleep
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
noted doctor; excellent physician
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
one's way (ahead); one's path
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
looking pale; looking unwell
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything