trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
recklessness; foolhardiness
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to attempt; to test; to try out
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
impact of publicity or propaganda
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
territories in the vicinity of Kyoto; territories in the vicinity of the imperial palace
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to get on aboard; to join a ship
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
social status; social position
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)