direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
support; backing; aid; assistance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to run about; to rush about
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicate reason; infers some protest
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
every person; each one; everybody
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
school building; schoolhouse