to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
snugly; cosily; compactly
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to cause a person trouble
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
outsider; someone outside of a group
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
failure; mistake; blunder
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
training; drill; practice; discipline