ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
after-sales service; warranty service
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
forcibly; against one's will
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
if you do this; if this is the case
how; in what way; by what means
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
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
hard to reach place; remote place
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand