secret; private; surreptitious
special training; intensive training; crash course
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
viewing something in the company of one's superior
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
since; henceforth; ever since
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
perfect; complete; flawless
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive