place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to be silent; to say nothing
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
very; much; greatly; a lot of
reason; cause; circumstances
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
match; game; bout; contest
even though; despite; when
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to unfold; to unroll; to open
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
long (time); longstanding; for a long time