youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
whatever (the case may be)
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
(being) worth seeing; impressive
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to run down (stairs, etc.)
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
towering; astonishingly high
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
on a floor; above floor level
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
precocious; precocious child
death rate; mortality rate
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
art of war; strategy; tactics
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly