handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
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
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
class; heading; group; category
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
having said that; on the other hand
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
group; party; team; squad; section
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
(not so) much; (not) very
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
same village; same town; same province
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
one thin flat object; one sheet
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength