to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
performing style; acting style
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); limit low
to grow up; to become an adult
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to look around; to survey
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
feigned tears; crocodile tears
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
valuable article; valuables
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)