dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
charming; fascinating; attractive
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
street; quarter; district; area
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
personal; individual; private
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to overdo; to do too much
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
appearance; figure; shape; form
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher