to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
one's first campaign; one's first battle
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
sharply; harshly; stingingly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
educational system; school system
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much