to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
conversational ability; speaking ability
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
(feeling of) indigestion; upset stomach
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
court (of law); courtroom
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
opening fully; full throttle; full power
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to hit hard; to strike hard
for a while; for some time; for a period
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
a second time; again; once more; twice
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)