back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
affectation; showiness; pretence
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
mountain road; mountain trail
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
richly colored; richly coloured
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
insolent fellow; rude fellow
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
patriarch; head of a family
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me