heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
hedge; fence; border; limit
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish up; to shine up
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
appointment; rendezvous; date
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
as if nothing had happened
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
compassionate; sympathetic
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sun; sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to cling tearfully to (someone)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory