to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to age; to get old; to be too grown-up (for one's age); to be precocious; to become twisted; to become warped
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
a pair (of shoes or socks)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
a glance; a look; a glimpse
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
I see; that's right; indeed
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to become fraught with emotion
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
from the beginning; from scratch
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)