secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
steel; sword steel; sword
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to shake off; to throw off
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
dangerous position; peril
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident