abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to happen to hear; to overhear
human intellect; knowledge
to be softened; to calm down
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
much less; to say nothing of
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
hot spring district (within a town)
summer festival; summer matsuri
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
witnessing; observing; sighting
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
manly; masculine; like a man
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
charming; fascinating; attractive