thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
every year; yearly; annually
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
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)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
continuation; succession; series
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to feel; to sense; to experience
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...