chorus; singing in a chorus
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
to send or direct a person to
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
speech and conduct; words and deeds
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
production (e.g. play); direction
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
about; concerning; related to; -ish
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to redeem (from sin); to save
settlement; conclusion; summary
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare