fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as if it were about oneself
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
2nd day of the month; two days
other than; excluding; without
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
one's share; one's portion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to have no chance (of succeeding)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
management; administration; operation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to incur someone's enmity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix