self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
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
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
ritual visits to a temple
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone