proposal; offer; request; application
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
last night; yesterday evening
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
rather; sooner; preferably
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
nevertheless; still; however; yet
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to cut off (a relationship)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to send or direct a person to
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
while; even though; despite
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move