energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
special training; intensive training; crash course
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
war; battle; match; game; competition
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
considerably; greatly; a lot
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable