manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sour look; surly face; pout
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
contradiction; inconsistency
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to correct oneself; to restate
seasoning; flavour; flavor
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sports-minded; sports-oriented
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!