to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
covering; protection; backing; relief
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
from the viewpoint of; according to
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
beyond that point; after that
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
house where one was born; one's parents' house
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
unqualified; without qualifications
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
bent back; hunchback; stoop
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
this and that; one thing or another
to decide; to determine; to judge
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
two classes; double; two sets
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless