to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
middle and high-school students
questionnaire; survey; poll
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
common person; foolish commoner
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
just because; even if; even though
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
utmost limits; extremity; limit
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to prostrate oneself before
god (esp. the Christian God)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
creation; Creation (by God)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
good feeling; feeling good
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to speak; to say; to vocalize
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)