to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
until now; so far; up to the present
use; utilization; utilisation; application
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
that is to say; so that means
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
of course; certainly; naturally
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
something like ...; something called ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to be remembered; to go down in history
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
but; however; provided that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
only; merely; but; no more than