stone wash; stonewashed (jeans, etc.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
Taiko Master (series of rhythm games created by Namco)
longer type of wakizashi (short sword)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to treat someone; to entertain someone
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
all night long; all through the night
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display