samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
antiquity; the previous era
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
until now; so far; up to the present
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
originally; by nature; from the start
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
senior high school; high school
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the same generation; coeval
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
time; season; period; phase; stage
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
decision; determination; resolution