rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
change in appearance; transformation
stomach ache; abdominal pain
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
reading too much into (what ... says)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle