solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
successive generations; successive emperors
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
for use by adults; for adults
for use by children; for children
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
in search of; in order to look for
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
support; backing; patronage
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself