to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby