pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
training; drill; practice; discipline
two times; twice; two degrees
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
writing on someone's behalf
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
way (of doing); manner; method; means
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
on one hand; on the other hand
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to gather; to collect; to assemble
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
the other day; a few days ago
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal