audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to become clear; to be made public
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
contemplation; meditation
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love triangle; eternal triangle
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
(having) two choices; choice between two things
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
talk; dialogue; conversation
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
3000; three thousand; many
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character