is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
ratio; proportion; percentage
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
Leophld; Leopold; Leopoldo
returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
common knowledge; well-known fact
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
chief of the general staff
retiring from military service
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen