somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
such; like that; that sort of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
boy; son; baby boy; young man
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
third-year student; third-year pupil
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually