to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fast approach; quick intimacy
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
striking with the back of the sword
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
putting someone in hospital; inflicting injury such that medical care is required
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
being extremely grateful; being much obliged; being very appreciative; being very happy
absolute obedience; complete submission
trusting too much; overestimating ability
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
older brother; elder brother
having no license; being unlicensed
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space