bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to need; to demand; to take; to require
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to take measures (against); to take steps
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
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
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to wash away; to rinse off
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
countermeasure; counter-measure
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
installment; instalment; premium; bill
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise