tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
real intention; true motive; true meaning
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
president (of a society); chairman
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
life; living; I; me; student
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
it is not (like that) either
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
just the other day; quite recently
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; situation; position; location
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent