bottom; last; last place; mud
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
self-control; self-restraint
degenerate; pervert; deviant
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
by itself; automatically; naturally
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
for use by adults; for adults
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
hair on the back of one's head
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)