seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
glossy black hair; green hair
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
occupation; calling; livelihood
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
dream for the future; hopes for the future
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
university student; college student
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer