direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
stairs; stairway; staircase
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
form; shape; figure; visage
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
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
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times