pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
considerably; greatly; a lot
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
bringing; taking; carrying
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner