flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
right under; directly below; right beneath
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
biological older sister; real elder sister
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
unexpected result; upset; surprise
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation