Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
boy; son; baby boy; young man
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
all sorts of; all kinds of
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
you (plural); all of you; you all
very loose; slowly; leisurely
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
trip abroad; overseas travel
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
convenient; handy; useful
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
technique; art; skill; move
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
race (of people); type of person
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
accumulation; accumulate; store
these guys; these fellows
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide