decisive; resolute; determined; firm
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
after school (at the end of the day)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
head house (family); birthplace; originator
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
construction; architecture (of buildings)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards