aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
long distance relationship
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
solely; entirely; only; or
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
if you do this; if this is the case
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pause; to have a short intermission
transcendence; excellence; superiority
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to need; to call for; to require
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
endurance; perseverance; patience