to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
too much; excessively; too
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
still; even now; to this day
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
one by one; one each; one at a time
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)