mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give one's everything; to do one's best
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
pride; dignity; self-respect
must not; should not; do not
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pessimism; disappointment
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
having no money; lack of money
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
written notification; notification (written)
to cause a person trouble
to tear up and throw away
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have an eye on; to zero in on
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to talk; to chat; to chatter