narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
evening meal; dinner; supper
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one by one; one after another; successively
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date