talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fragment; one of the group or party
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
vaseline; petroleum jelly; petrolatum
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into