(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
draw (in competition); tie game
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
regret; repentance; remorse
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to spread; to be propagated
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
elder sister; effeminate man
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
secret admirer; closet fan
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
scholarship; scientific attainments
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
major label debut (recording)
-less; lacking; non-existing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
please; somehow or other; one way or another
derailment; digression; deviation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
within; inside of; less than
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit