shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
favorite; favourite; habitually used
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
please (give me); please (do for me)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
snake; serpent; large snake
together; at the same time; same; identical
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to feel; to sense; to experience
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
soldier; combatant; warrior
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...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course