on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
practice; practising; training; study
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
great joy; delight; jubilation
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to fight against; to oppose; to face
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay