sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to make a vow; to take an oath
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
proper; right; reasonable
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
killing two birds with one stone
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968 film)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
running as fast as one can
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
the same as always; day after day
club activities; extracurricular activities
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
female junior high school student
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression