shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
observation; survey; watching
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to attempt; to test; to try out
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting