imagination; supposition; guess
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
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 ...); (somebody's) side
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
estimate (of costs); budget
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to