embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
reasoning; logic; persuasion
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
heating; application of heat
dispersing; breaking up; running away
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
attendance (at school); going to school
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all members; everybody; regular member
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky