high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
evening sky; twilight sky
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
absorption; suction; attraction
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall on one's backside
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to shake one's head (in denial)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
core; core; hardcore; all-out
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey