training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
art of self-defense (defence)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
wounded person; injured person
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
close; intimate; on good terms
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
time; season; period; phase; stage
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to have a talk; to tell a story
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
such ... as; or some such
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left