hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
resolute; determined; bold
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
setting a place; setting the table
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
apartment building; housing complex
having a garden; with a garden
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood