calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
observation; survey; watching
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
don't you think?; indicates question
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
environment; circumstance
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean