success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
maid; helper; help; assistance
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
hand used like a sword in striking
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise