red line; line in the sand; red line (ice hockey); center line; centre line
secretary; councillor; councilor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
grey moustache; white beard
newly washed hair; wet hair
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
wheat straw; barley straw
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
lawless area; lawless district
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to have the memory of having done something oneself
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
person with a bounty on their head
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to form a pair; to pair up
archipelago; group of islands