to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
with a momentary flash of light
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
disintegration; self-destruction
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to accept; to receive; to agree
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
besides; moreover; in addition
presence; sitting with; being with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
business trip; official trip
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the end; at the end of the day
beforehand; in advance; previously
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)