water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be saved up (of money)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to grow up; to become an adult
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
for the first time in one's life
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough