operation; functioning; running
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
outside of; not covered by
not yet known; unknown; strange
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hand over; to surrender
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
near oneself; close to one; familiar
leopard (Panthera pardus)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man