bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to smirk; to grin broadly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
strong person; the strong; the powerful
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to break the silence; to break one's silence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
thought; consideration; thinking
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
had better ...; had better not ...
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)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
unconditionally; as a rule
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to