to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
trembling voice; quavering voice
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
all you want; as much as one wants
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
charcoal; charred remains
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
extremely regrettable; deeply unfortunate; most disappointing; utterly deplorable
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to sit for an examination
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory