request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
it is not (like that) either
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sword skills; swordsmanship
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square