giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
forgetting; lapse of memory
commander; commanding officer; CO
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
and yet; though; when; in spite of
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
never mind!; don't worry about it
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hiding one's embarrassment
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
that's true; of course; obviously
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
elementary; basic; rudimentary
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
this and that; one thing or another
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try