as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
indolence; laziness; sloth
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
God; god; ace; king; superior person
a Buddha; deceased person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
catching a cold; person with a cold
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to feel depressed; to be down
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
please; somehow or other; one way or another
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap