course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to grumble; to make difficulties
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
hundred points; perfect mark
polite; respectful; reverent
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)