hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
yearned for; longed for; missed
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
water system; river system; drainage system
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
naturalization; naturalisation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
verbal message; word (from someone)
to listen again; to ask again
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sundry; various; assorted
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
talk; recital; narration; topic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance