myself; yourself; I; me; you
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
done; just done; just finished
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge