scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
personal history; background; career
armed might; military power; the sword; force
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
ten; 10; ten years of age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
commander; general; leader
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
while; during; while; although; all; both
small territory; assistant director of a district (ritsuryō system)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to ask a question; to ask questions
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
during; for the duration of
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank