bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to do together; to share; to participate in
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
that day; the very same day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition