to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
guaranteed; authentic; certified
under the orders of; by order (command)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
confidentially; privately; off the record
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
greatest mistake of one's life
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
ordinary citizen; the general public
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop