to taste; to try (food or drink)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
inter-scholastic athletics competition
armed forces; military; troops
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
to revere; to respect; to worship
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
talk; recital; narration; topic
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs, pluggers; jandals
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
naked person (esp. child)
to grumble; to make difficulties
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed