to be surprised; to be astonished
the other day; lately; recently
hitting all the targets (archery)
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
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in good health; alive and well; going strong
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
common name; popular name
of no interest; not interested
team competition; team game
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
enlightenment; great wisdom
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
please (give me); please (do for me)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in