activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
flag; banner; ensign; (one's) stance; position; opinion
triumphant return; returning in triumph
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
ash; embers; complete destruction
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
to make one's rounds; to patrol
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to check; to stop; to keep back
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
with a momentary flash of light
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire