offensive (movement); aggression
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
very young; little; childish; immature
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
health; healthy; sound; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning