hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
irritation; annoyance; frustration
nonchalant air; unruffled air
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
pointing out; identification
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to stiffen; to become stiff
to read the situation; to sense the mood
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
impassioned speech; fervent speech
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
shopping; purchased goods
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lacking a plan; haphazard
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)