cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
firmly; solidly; heartily
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
periodic; regular; routine
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
with these words; while saying
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
and; thereupon; because of that
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
2nd day of the month; two days
comparatively; quite; rather
to live; to make a living; to get on with
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
close; intimate; on good terms
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
school inter-class ball-game competition
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat