to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
bowl of rice topped with egg
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel; gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
revisiting; visiting again
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
very rich person; the super rich
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
impossible; unlikely; improbable
application problem; exercises
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to make oneself available (free)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
even though things may appear this way
quickly adaptable; pro-active
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to clear away; to remove; to demolish