training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
having ended; being resolved
overhasty; rash; premature
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
family-oriented; familial
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
(doing something) in tears
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
soldier; combatant; warrior
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
in line with this; therefore