terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
personal; individual; private
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
connection; link; relationship
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
preference; priority; precedence
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sphere; counter for balls
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around