public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
muscle training; resistance training; strength training
mobilization; mobilisation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to leave (a scene); to step away
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
one's way back; one's way home
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
technique; art; skill; move
to be helpful; to be useful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
jokingly; in the form of a joke
proposal; offer; request; application
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work