diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
starvation; famine; hunger
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to satisfy one's appetite
stage actor; stage actress
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
another time; some other time
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to squeeze out; to wring out
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
open; spacious; extensive