copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
one's later years; final years (in life)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
mania; wild excitement; frenzy
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to do earnestly; to get serious
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
sidewalk café; footpath café
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
hundred; 100; (a great) many
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time