to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
appearance; features; looks; shape; form
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
preaching down; breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
commencing with; including
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
such; like that; that sort of
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
massing (of troops); gathering
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply