what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
dealing with; coping with
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
maintenance; preservation; improvement
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
great depth; bottomless; great height
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how; in what way; how about