excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
big frame; large figure; huge body
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)