happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
order of chivalry; chivalric order
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
fourth day of the month; four days
by means of; due to; because of; according to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second day of the month; two days
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
although I say; although one might say; although called
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins