to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
settlement; solution; resolution
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meaning; significance; sense
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be filled to bursting; to burst
myself; yourself; I; me; you
near; close; beside; third person
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy