main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
rather; sooner; preferably
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
remembrance; recollection; recognition
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to boil strongly; to be excited
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
historical play; period drama
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
training; education; development; cultivation
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
interruption; suspension; break
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
and (also); both ... and; as well as
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
with a friendly grin; smilingly