laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
eating between meals; snacking
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
northwestern part; the northwest
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter for (small) boats
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
sincere; honest; faithful
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nerve; nerves; sensitivity