shame; embarrassment; disgrace
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
glove (esp. sports); globe
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
Summer Triangle (asterism)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
burning low; waning; declining
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
relatively; comparatively
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
in that manner; like that
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model