to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to look forward to something
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to put someone to trouble
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
that day; the very same day
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
soldier; combatant; warrior
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
narrow; thin (sized); slender