to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
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
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; 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; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (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
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
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; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; 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; honest; upright; decent
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 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 sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sword skills; swordsmanship
about; on; regarding; per; 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