serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to move forward; to move on
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
eight (long cylindrical things)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
reference materials; references; bibliographical sources; written materials; documents
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to become pale; to turn pale
to step forward; to volunteer
granted that; even if; even though