courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
superior; excellent; fine
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
even if not; even without
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
notice; attention; observation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to fight against; to oppose; to face
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
convenience; user-friendliness
to pretend; to act (as if)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to know (someone); to think; to believe
successive generations; successive emperors
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
live music or performance
rich person; wealthy person
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of