to begin to walk; to set out
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to recall; to remember; to recollect
difficult to ...; hard to ...
being too late; losing one's final chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
low (level, value, price, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to concern; to be related
in succession; one by one
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation