opening ceremony (of the school term)
winter vacation; winter holidays
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
with a crack; with a smash
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
at once; immediately; right now
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
granulated sugar; brown sugar
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
draw (in competition); tie game
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be in focus; to come into focus
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
without; unless; have to do
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)