to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
treating someone like a child
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to finger; to tamper (with)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
violent explosion; bursting
bright person; talented student; prodigy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
manga on the theme of male homosexual love
knowing; (an) acquaintance
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
quiz; short test; mini test
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
nine times; twisting around many times
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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude