beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
had better ...; had better not ...
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
squares and circles; square and round shapes
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to indicate; to show; to point to
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
under the orders of; by order (command)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
departure; leaving; starting; standing
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to be main; to be principal; to be important
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider