meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
huge person; enormous object
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
a little bit; a little while
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
soldier's equipment; war outfit; war fatigues; (wearing) soldier's fatigues
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
because; as; since; so; due to
long gloves; evening gloves; gauntlet
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap