to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to walk in on; to tread upon
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
applicant; candidate; volunteer
practice; practising; training; study
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to pretend; to act (as if)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
both (people); the two of them
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
express; special delivery
as stated; verbatim; literally
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured