having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
soldier; combatant; warrior
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cultivate a better understanding
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
just because; even if; even though
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
something; some kind of; for some reason
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to discuss; to talk together
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
trusting too much; overestimating ability
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience