chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be perturbed; to be agitated
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rest; break; recess; intermission
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to surround; to crowd around
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
detour; circumvention; turning movement
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather