whisky bonbon; whiskey bonbon; liqueur candy
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
something; some kind of; for some reason
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how long; how much; to what extent
to grow up; to become an adult
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be surprised; to be astonished
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
chatter mark (machine tools)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)