zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
training; drill; practice; discipline
way of speaking; intimation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to squeeze out; to wring out
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
how much; how many; to what extent
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)