your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
full-time (work); full time
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
letting (someone) die without helping
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to turn against; to become an enemy
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
being good-for-nothing; useless person
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
elopement; running away with a lover
hard worker; hardworking person
third time lucky; third time's the charm
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
wish; desire; ambition; choice
Syrah (wine grape variety); scilla (plant)
tall figure; high stature
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
kemonomimi; character with animal ears
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by