careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
equality; impartiality; evenness
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
the front; honest; upright; decent
on the occasion of; at the time of
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
war; battle; match; game; competition
reopening; resumption; restarting
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
supply; provision; service; supply
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to become misty; to become hazy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is