commander-in-chief; supreme commander
breakdown of negotiations
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
with a thud (of something heavy)
wealthy person; millionaire
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
friend; affection (for siblings)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)
ox-headed demon (in hell)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
another school; other schools
all-night vigil over a body; wake
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
results; record; grades; marks
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating