sobriety; soberness; sober face
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sweet and sour; bittersweet
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
how; in what way; I wonder
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
due to the fact that; because of
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
overcast sky in the rainy season
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
all eyes; public attention
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete