Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
fast approach; quick intimacy
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
keep up your strength; chin up!
jealousy; roasted rice cake
growth period; growing season
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
student in a lower grade; underclassman
action committee; executive committee
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
transfer student; student changing schools
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
in that way; like that; that way
nice; good; well-executed
close; intimate; on good terms
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland