to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as much as one can; as much as possible
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
even though; despite; when
to pass (of time); to elapse
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
government office; agency; board
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
junior high school student; middle school pupil
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
three sides; small offering stand
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
section manager; section chief
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
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)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent