to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
absolute obedience; complete submission
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
absorption; suction; attraction
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
soldier; combatant; warrior
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
magazine; journal; periodical
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable