stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
almost completely empty; virtually empty
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
school grades; academic results
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war