wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
mutually; reciprocally; together
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to encamp; to take up positions
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
character of a place; situation; location; occasion