I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
meaning; significance; sense
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
pardon me for leaving (first)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
had better ...; had better not ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
question; inquiry; enquiry
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
by myself; in person; by oneself
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
selection; choice; picking out
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?