samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
white knight; knight in shining armor
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
year in, year out; always; 24-7
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
close; intimate; on good terms
to be dispersed; to get separated
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
something something; something or other
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
such; this sort of; like this
one thin flat object; one sheet
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
specialization; specialisation
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to cut corners; to be shoddy
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance