skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
of course; certainly; naturally
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to dance; to perform dance steps
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
thought; consideration; thinking
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
comparatively; relatively
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
and; thereupon; because of that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
considerably; greatly; a lot
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
elective subject or course
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move