staff; member (club, society, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
this sort of; this type of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
of course; certainly; naturally
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; listen; look here; I say
way of the sword; swordsmanship
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to be embarrassed; to lose face
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
only; merely; but; no more than
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
absence from work or school due to mourning; secluding oneself in mourning
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
pre-war days; before the war
war; battle; match; game; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
after school (at the end of the day)