once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
family; relatives; dependents; household
each nation; many nations; many countries
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
night attack; nocturnal assault
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
touché; you've got me there
posterity; future life; life to come
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
legendary; fabled; fabulous
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top