halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to half-rise to one's feet
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
otherwise; or else; if not
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wring the neck; to strangle
death by hanging; execution by hanging
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
testimony; (verbal) evidence
trial; judgement; judgment
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
secretary (government); director; chief
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
robust health; able-bodied
wheat sheaf; stacked wheat
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
enrolling at a cram school
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny