head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
failure; mistake; blunder
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
particular; hard to please; fussy
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
way (of doing); manner; method; means
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be talented; to be able
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
understood; I see; OK; present; here
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
continuation; succession; series
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
exactly as stated; verbatim
one night; all night; overnight; one evening