to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
indicate reason; infers some protest
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bygones; the past; past event
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
rather; better; instead; if anything
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
light; faint; pale; fleeting
embodiment; realization; materialization
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)