idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
loveable; very likeable; like very much
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
in one's hands; in one's control
and so; therefore; for that reason
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
news; word; tidings; omen
accurate; correct; precise; exact
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
bad news; news of a death; death notice
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
to differ; to vary; to disagree
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised