request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
how many years; how long; what year
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to happen to meet; to come across
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student