indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to start; to begin; to commence
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
fortifying; fortification
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
meaning; called; named; that says; that
(large) building; public building; hall
to push (something) against
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
literature; books (reference); document
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
way (of doing); manner; method
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time