air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to thrust down; to push off
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
whole nation; whole land; whole country
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
chopping board; cutting board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off