no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
brown envelope; manila envelope
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
turning sideways; landscape orientation
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
one's family; family member