leading part; leading actor; leading actress
running swiftly; running at full speed
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
representative; exemplary; model
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
eye for people; ability to judge character
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to fall in love (with); to love
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
what a blessing; how fortunate
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
calamity; misfortune; disaster
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
flying column; detached force
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first