to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
head start; initiative; preemption
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to make something resound
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to put one's strength into
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag