and; thereupon; because of that
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
cessation; (coming to an) end
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(another's) daughter; young lady
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to push aside; to brush aside
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to raise one's voice; to shout
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
directions; instructions; orders; command
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
merit (esp. order of merit)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy