imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
either way; in any case; one way or another
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
let's not say (such things) to each other
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to begin to walk; to set out
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to hand (over); to deliver in person
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
two (long cylindrical things)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to some extent; to a certain extent
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
long ago; a long time ago; already
sorry; excuse me; thank you
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
way of talking; speaking style
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of