encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
battle dust; the tumult of war
to make an appearance; to show up
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and then; and so; and; so then
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
hating; strongly disliking
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
mountain range; mountain belt
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area