sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
it seems so; that's what it looks like
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
older brother; elder brother
February; second month of the lunar calendar
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)
prize for diligence or good attendance
the other day; a few days ago
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion