to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
two (long cylindrical things)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
episode; anecdote; vignette
main cause; primary factor
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
unidentified flying object; UFO
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
self-defense; self-defence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to differ; to vary; to disagree
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up