backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ability; capability; skill
old friend; familiar face
in spite of; regardless of
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
trouble of going somewhere
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to engage in (mutual) competition
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means