declaration of war; proclamation of war
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
these guys; these fellows
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of