center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
New Year's Eve; end of the year
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
cares; ill feeling; reserve
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to blow through; to blow across
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to mark the end; to spell the end