solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
student (esp. a university student)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
really; truly; indeed; good grief
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
don't you think?; indicates question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
that day; the very same day
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
calamity; misfortune; disaster
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to thrust down; to push off
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
invitation; introduction; temptation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
complicity (in a crime); collusion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to sniff out; to get wind of
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
on the occasion of; at the time of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)