ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
how much; how many; to what extent
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
trivial; not amounting to much
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to help each other; to cooperate
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to discuss; to talk together
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
duty; obligation; responsibility
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
extremely; very; really; super; so
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
back (of a chair); backrest