to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
the same generation; coeval
one person; another name; nickname; alias
revenge; having a second go (at something)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to affect; to impact; to influence
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to one's delight; to one's joy
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
encounter; engagement; battle
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
readjustment; realignment
fake; something false; sham; deception
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
serious crime; grave crime
at a stroke; with a single swoop
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated