may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just one person; only one
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
corridor; hallway; passageway
to walk away; to walk off
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
group; bunch; crowd; group
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
(the) executive; administration; leadership
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
space (room, area, outer space)