horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
affectation; showiness; pretence
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to fight a battle; to have a fight
blighted love; disappointed love
rule; government; administration
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
silvery, snow-capped mountain
morning fog; morning mist
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
imperial throne; the Crown
(one's precious) only child
southern expedition; military campaign to the south
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)