intuition; instinct; hunch
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be talented; to be able
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
inspection; examination; survey
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
with these words; while saying
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
question; inquiry; enquiry
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
such; like that; that sort of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)