fourth day of the month; four days
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to hide; to keep to oneself
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
going into battle; departure for the front
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
image; figure; figure; form; image
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
failure; mistake; blunder
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance