that's true; of course; obviously
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
for a while; for some time; for a period
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
body build; physique; frame
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
never mind!; don't worry about it
build; physique; frame; constitution
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
(only) one option; one possible choice
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
the way back; the way home; return trip
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly