to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
23rd day of the month; 23 days
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to want; to seek; to request
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
in its entirety; whole; wholly
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
one's first campaign; one's first battle
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the front; honest; upright; decent