valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
imagination; supposition; guess
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
looking depressed; long face
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
retainer; retinue; servant
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand