as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
second day of the month; two days
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to cease; to stop; to be over
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
bento; Japanese box lunch
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to make an appeal; to urge
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be exhausted; to be tired out
main question; real issue at hand
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing