oculolinctus; worming; eyeball-licking fetishism
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
this occasion; at this time; now
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
succession struggle; succession race
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
senior high school; high school
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be lacking in options; to be too few
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
interest; rights; concession
twice; again; second time
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
reconciliation; make peace with
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to apologize; to apologise
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be needed; to be wanted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
man; male; masculine gender
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)