futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
killing and wounding; bloodshed
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
dressing oneself; personal grooming
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
can do; may do; be capable of doing
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
heroine; female protagonist
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
way; method; means; resource; course
match (for lighting a fire)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
confections; sweets; candy; cake
new household (e.g. after marriage); new home
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly