to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
review; reconsideration; revision
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
opposite; reverse; contrary
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the whole day; all the day
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to compose; to put together
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rubber band; elastic band
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage