this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
history of Japan; Japanese history
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
twice; again; second time
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
physical education; PE; gym (class)
health and physical education
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to collect; to assemble; to gather
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
selection; choice; option
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
thicket; coppice; brushwood