tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
imposing stance; daunting pose
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
working in the fields; working on a farm
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to be able to manage somehow or other
to sit for an examination
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
isolation; being alone; being friendless
defense; defence; protection
life or death; existence; destiny
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
then; and (then); in that case; if so