interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
later on; eventually; afterwards
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
again (and again); once again; yet again
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
messenger; envoy; emissary
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hostility; animosity; enmity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to have no chance (of succeeding)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)