to hand over; to surrender
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
naivete; simplicity; innocence
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
variety show (e.g. on TV)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shop; small store; business; firm
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like