older sister; lass; young lady
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
elder sister; effeminate man
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
ancient city; former capital
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
descendant; progeny; offspring
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
carving; engraving; sculpture
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
uninhabited island; desert island
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake