near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
don't you think?; indicates question
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
way of talking; speaking style
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
sword; blade; single stroke
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
insight; power of observation
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
preface; introduction; preamble
about this time; about now
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)