training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
simple honesty; tactless frankness
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
preparation; arrangements
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to get strong; to gain strength
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
recovery; rescue; recapture
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
year in, year out; always; 24-7
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
older brother; elder brother
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor