post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
genuine article; real thing; real deal
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to state; to express; to mention
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
whispering; murmuring; subdued
with a start; with a jump
single word; a few words; brief comment
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
silence; stillness; quietness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
great swordsman; master fencer
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
happy memory; sweet memory
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
practice; practising; training; study