going into battle; departure for the front
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
recovery; undoing; recall
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
arbitration; intercession; mediation
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
retainer; attendant; escort
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to run about; to rush about
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
for the first time in one's life
to need; to call for; to require
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
average; leveling; levelling