estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(clenched) fist; knuckles
at once; immediately; right now
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
cooperation; coordination; link
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
air conditioning; air cooling
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
linking together; tying in a row
(talking in a) half-joking manner
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
in terms of; from the point of view of
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
take (e.g. in film-making)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
mature; becoming precocious
to crawl out of; to creep out of