straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
feeling; sense; impression
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
match; game; bout; contest
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be conspicuous; to stand out