to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
sitting upright (properly)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
art of war; strategy; tactics
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
disposition of troops; battle formation
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask