he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave off; to scrape off
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
rope; cord; policeman's rope
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to become frayed; to become loose
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
consequently; as a result
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
proud; having a prominent nose
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)