circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
correction; revision; amendment
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
within; inside of; less than
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
second (unit of time); arc second
normalcy; normality; normal
to anticipate; to foresee
judgment; judgement; discernment
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress