beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
wandering; rambling; roaming
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
simply; merely; only; solely
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to live; to reside; to inhabit
Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
one after another; in rapid succession
forevermore; for eternity
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be too late; to be too slow
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness