to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
sympathy; compassion; pity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
in this manner; in this way; like this
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
social meeting place; watering hole
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to throw oneself down; to lie down
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
study; pursuit of knowledge
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come