speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
patient; having a long fuse
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
antiquity; the previous era
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
don't you think?; indicates question
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
name; given name; first name
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)