tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
long ago; once upon a time
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
multiplication; synergism
serious; severe; grave; acute
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
transfer; assignment; conveyance
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
side table; bedside table
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
to peel; to skin; to pare
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to assemble; to set up; to construct
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
nutritional value; food value
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger