ago; since; before; previous
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
beginning; outset; first; onset
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
sobriety; soberness; sober face
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
military personnel; soldier
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to look upwards; to look up
one's home country; one's homeland
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
on countless occasions; many a time
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to move forward; to move on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you