quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to serve; to work for; to attend
foreign element; impurity; admixture
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to say; to be called; to do
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement