boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
just a minute; small quantity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
cannot be compared with; no match for
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
men and women of all ages
distinction; differentiation; classification
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface