one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
as much as one can take or carry away
practice; practising; training; study
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
good humour (humor); good mood
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(state of) utter panic; great panic
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...