back off!; leave me alone!
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
sea level; (surface of) sea
mental; spiritual; emotional
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
son of a bitch; piece of shit
spiritually rich; good for the soul
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
longed-for; anxiously awaited
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to rank with; to rank among
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
still better; even better
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
third (base, baseman, gear)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
homeless; homeless person
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey