presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
first meeting; first interview with
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
murder; killing; murderer
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
police officer; policeman; constable
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
to need; to demand; to take; to require
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
flawless; absolute perfection
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
one grade; first-class; primary
genius; prodigy; natural gift
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
emotional strength; force of will
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence