going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
that day; the very same day
someone (something) not to be trifled with
meanwhile; in the meantime
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
seeing in the dark; night vision
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
open; spacious; extensive
smallish; on the small side
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
the front; honest; upright; decent
to hit hard; to strike hard
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
number of words; vocality
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
charred; burnt black; scorched black