chief; main; principal; important
great war; great battle; world war
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
military of the Empire of Japan
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to hide; to conceal oneself
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
escaped prisoner; fugitive
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to steal; to rob; to take away
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
diversion; distraction; feint
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle