influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to gather; to collect; to assemble
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
influence; effect; impact
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
practice; practising; training; study
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
just the other day; quite recently
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
from now; from this moment; henceforth
this sort of; this type of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)