hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
third-year student; third-year pupil
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 ...
pride; dignity; self-worth
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
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 leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
perfect; complete; flawless
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be conspicuous; to stand out