antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
quiet; still; surreptitious
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to clear up; to become cloudless
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
while doing over and over; repeatedly
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
right in the middle (of); midst; height
one (thing); one piece; one item
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
war or military record; score; military achievements; results