to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
participation; joining; entry; adherence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
tradition; legend; folklore
at that time; in those days
to express (in words); to confess
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
order of chivalry; chivalric order
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
generation; the world; the age
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium