tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
Island; insula; island; islet
to have a talk; to tell a story
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
attendance (at school); going to school
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman