number one; first; best; most; game; round
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
U.S. forces; American military
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling; sense; impression
to glare at each other; to confront each other
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
adds force or indicates command
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)