soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
age thirty; one's thirties
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
youthful; young; young-looking
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
two times; twice; two degrees
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
expression; look; countenance; face
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(period of) a year; during an era
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
intelligence; intellect; brains
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.