impression; strong belief; conviction
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sense of duty (obligation)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
way; method; means; resource; course
dissection; autopsy; analysis
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
space; interval; space character; whitespace
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to lose one's footing; to slip
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
place; situation; position; location
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay