making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
ill will; malice; evil intent
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to pick up; to find; to gather
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to attempt; to test; to try out
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
first meeting; first interview with
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
general idea; concept; notion
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
it's not like; it isn't as if