in order; sequential; seriatim
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
wherein; therein; thereinto
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to watch steadily; to stare
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
great and splendid land; excellent location; splendid place
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken