introduction; presentation; referral; listing
due form; official; formality
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
reinforcement; strengthening
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opposite side; other side; other party
transactions; dealings; business
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)