upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
above-mentioned; above-named; above
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
rejection (of an application)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
I don't want to boast but
(fish) biting at every cast
to make sense; to be meaningful
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
personal feelings; self-interest
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
lately; recently; these days
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
light; easy; non-serious; minor
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
recollection; reminiscence