shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be photographed; to be projected
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
marking; grading; scoring
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to work hard at one's lessons
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
forcibly; against one's will
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
window-gazing; window-shopping
be (that) as it may; having said that
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect