junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
at once; immediately; right now
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
death penalty; capital punishment
constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
police; police officer; police station
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
reconciliation; make peace with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
entreaty; supplication; petition
little finger; pinky; little toe
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap