falling in love; attachment
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw oneself down; to lie down
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
on the roof; court nobles
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
subsiding; falling (cave) in; collapse
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
high steward; grand master
peace conference; peace negotiations
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
contrast; antithesis; comparison
recovery; rescue; recapture
massing (of troops); gathering
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
high spirits; boastful talk
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes