special training; intensive training; crash course
yearned for; longed for; missed
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
on the occasion of; at the time of
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
good (place to leave off); convenient
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
29th day of the month; 29 days
31st day of the month; 31 days
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to mark the end; to spell the end
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to count up; to enumerate
stirring; rousing oneself
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)