able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to attempt; to test; to try out
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
practice; practising; training; study
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
rest; break; recess; intermission
without; unless; have to do
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to hand over; to surrender
husband and wife; married couple
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
while alive; during one's lifetime
kindness; intimacy; friendship
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out