to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
ahead; before; the future
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
ill will; malice; evil intent
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
older sister; lass; young lady
in order; in turn; one by one
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
ability; capability; competence; skill
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)