original intention; initial resolution
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
funny story; funny anecdote
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to push aside; to push one's way through
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to distract one's attention
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
falling over; toppling sideways
to step forward; to take a step forward
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to yield to temptation; to succumb
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to sit for an examination
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)