hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
questions and answers; dialogue
although I say; although one might say; although called
the opposite sex; isomerism
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
show; exhibition; spectacle
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
small grain; small stature or ability
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to lose one's way; to get lost
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to lose sight of; to miss
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations
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 include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
originally; by nature; from the start
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
store; shop; establishment; restaurant