unexpected; unforeseen; strange
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
don't worry about it; forget about it
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
armed might; military power; the sword; force
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
steel; sword steel; sword
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to subsist; to keep on living
monetary; financial; pecuniary
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to give an impression; to make an impression
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)