wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
such ... as; or some such
grandfather; male senior-citizen
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sympathy; compassion; pity
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
priority; order of precedence
until now; so far; up to the present
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
coincident with; while; simultaneously
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
simply; merely; only; solely
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home