always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
festival; feast; carnival
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
is something that; is that which
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
irrational (line of) argument
to waste time; to kill time
this world; this life; world of the living
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
custom; habit; customary practice
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
threat; intimidation; menace
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
eardrum; tympanic membrane