circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
commitment; pledge; promise
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
at least; at most; (even) just
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
hairline; borders of the hair
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
two (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly