true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to have an idea; to have a clue
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
way of talking; speaking style
temporary absence from school
one after another; in succession
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
period of youth; while young
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
array; muster; line-up; full force
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(death from) starvation; starving to death
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
earnings from a part-time job
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair