usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
directly; in person; firsthand
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
near; nearby; not far off
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
distant look; faraway look
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to do together; to share; to participate in
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; grave; dignified; solemn