to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
had better ...; had better not ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
lately; recently; nowadays
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
nape (of the neck); nucha
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
one's first campaign; one's first battle
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
memory; sense; experience
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)