opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to stare back (at); to glare back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
sour look; surly face; pout
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
in the morning; during the morning
collaboration; joint work
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
eating quickly; speed-eating
active; dynamic; energetic
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to check; to stop; to keep back
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
bento; Japanese box lunch