time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
image; figure; figure; form; image
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dull sound; muffled sound
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
quitting while one is ahead
leaving school during a term
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
every evening; every night
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do