law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
death; decease; passing away
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
empress dowager; queen mother
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
defeating in an instant; instant kill
single standard; single base; single-feature show
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to be perturbed; to be agitated