emotional strength; force of will
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
surely; certainly; without doubt
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
environment; circumstance
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to subsist; to keep on living
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
had better ...; had better not ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
never mind!; don't worry about it
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
inexpert or untrained eyes
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
town; city; municipal; urban
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
study; learning; tutorial
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind