to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
at a moment's notice; readily
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
ingenuity; resourcefulness
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take away; to carry off
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
self-control; self-restraint
to fight against; to oppose; to face