brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sphere; counter for balls
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
declaration; proclamation; announcement
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to push away; to push aside; to shove
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay