sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
coach; coaching; training
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
one of these days; someday; one day
impassioned speech; fervent speech
future prospects; promise
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home