to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
decrease; reduction; decline
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
jack of all trades, master of none
region; limits; stage; level
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
advantage or disadvantage
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
raising morale; lifting of morale
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to stick it out (until the end)
to gain fame; to make one's name
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)