to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
life; living; I; me; student
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
100,000; hundred thousand
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be thrilled; to be excited
to be profitable; to yield a profit
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on