to lean against; to recline on
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
society; the world; the times
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to throw into; to toss into
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
with a snap; with a crack
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
steady; sound; reliable; solid
hard worker; hardworking person
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
at a young age; while still young
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
clearing one's throat; cough