strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
technique; art; skill; move
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
scenery; scene; landscape
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
because of; owing to; due to
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to miss a chance; to fail to do
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)