genuine article; real thing; real deal
with a friendly grin; smilingly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
originally; by nature; from the start
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
everything working out as desired
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
I don't want to boast but
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
power; authority; jurisdiction
use; utilization; utilisation; application
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to watch steadily; to stare
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
large number (of); many; majority
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
many; much; plenty; hardly
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
light; right; right field; right fielder
to be able to manage somehow or another
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly