to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to be opposite; to face each other
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
correction; revision; amendment
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
observation; survey; watching
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to overflow from something full
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
genuine; authentic; true; real
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome