looking away; looking aside
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
conversely; on the contrary
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
established practice; custom
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to not take seriously; to take lightly
and; thereupon; because of that
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
female high-school student
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
special training; intensive training; crash course
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to unfold; to unroll; to open