Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
big thanks; great gratitude
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to head home; to leave for home
advance; moving forward; progress
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
all-out attack; general offensive
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
human rights; civil liberties
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
the other day; lately; recently
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
later on; eventually; afterwards
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
morning; forenoon; just before noon