pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
earnestly; immediately; exactly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to congratulate; to celebrate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
bento; Japanese box lunch
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
family; members of a family
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to pick up; to find; to gather
what is called; what they call; so-called
scoundrel; rascal; villain
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
small number; few; minority
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money