single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to feel depressed; to be down
to call each other; to call out to one another
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
several varieties; several kinds; several species
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
classifying in patterns; typification
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity