attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
descriptive (narrative) part
secret story; unknown episode
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to fall off; to tumble down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be away from home; to be out of the house
round-the-world trip; world cruise
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)