to attempt; to test; to try out
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
body; group; party; company; troupe
imperial court; royal court
adviser; advisor; consultant
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
leader; authority; mainstay
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
cooperation; collaboration
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to do for (the sake of someone else)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to become possible; to become able to (do)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...