air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
notice; attention; observation
war; battle; match; game; competition
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
high achiever; student with good academic results
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
special promotion (in rank or grade)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
hero; manly person; warrior
the lower classes; the common people
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to tighten; to press hard
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
foreign matter; impurities
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
useless; no good; hopeless