siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
school of one's (first, second) choice
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
conviction; belief; confidence
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
door; gate; opening; title page
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
chiffon cake; sponge cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...