pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
side ponytail (hairstyle)
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
throwing technique; throw
greige; colour between grey and beige
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
warmly; cordially; with tender care
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
to take a picture; to take a photo
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned