to give directions; to issue instructions
each; (arch.) you (plural)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to be needed; to be wanted
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
connection; link; relationship
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
very recently; in the very recent past
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
older brother and younger sister
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage