heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
going downstream (in a boat)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
binge eating; stress eating
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
endurance; perseverance; patience
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
standing while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)
(sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel