to wander from place to place; to change jobs
so what!; who gives a damn?
to lose sight of; to miss
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
belief; faith; conviction
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
how many years; how long; what year
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
accomplishment; execution
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to challenge (a person) to a fight
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
to keep (someone) at a distance
script; screenplay; scenario
match declared drawn due to injury
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to shake one's head (in denial)
surely; certainly; without doubt
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to enter into diplomatic relations
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate