karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
I see; that's right; indeed
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
living room (Western style); sitting room
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
family which supports a temple; parishioner