why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
ten best people (in a particular field)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
such ... as; or some such
world record; establishing a world record (in)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
military style; army style
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
to be silent; to say nothing
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation