spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
killing time; staving off boredom
club activities; extracurricular activities
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be transparent; to show through
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
cruelty; hard-heartedness
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
polish (jewels); cultivation
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
stability; security; equilibrium
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument