very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proofreading; proof
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rival; competitor; competition
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if ...; even supposing that ...
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
establishment (of a business); founding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why