to make a speech; to address
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to lend an ear to; to listen to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
switching over to; migration; transition
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be smeared; to be covered
interruption; suspension; break
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
look!; there!; here!; that is
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag