skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
holding one's ground; defending local authority
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
occasional; infrequent; rare
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
base (military, expedition, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom