principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
not caring; not giving a damn
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
good young man; agreeable youth
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
odds and ends; all; every
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
advantage or disadvantage
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
... years old; age (of) ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
exemplification; illustrating by example
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness