hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
great swordsman; master fencer
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
shellfish; seashell; shell
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
long time; several hours; long spell
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
damn it!; dang it!; darn it!; bring it on!
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
primitive; crude; archaic
official duties; office; function
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination