invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
use; utilization; utilisation; application
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
never mind!; don't worry about it
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to comfort; to console; to amuse
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
left breast; left side of the chest
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
true character; true heart; true spirit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest