main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
locals; local inhabitants
ancestor; forefather; foremother
direct descent; direct line
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
leader; authority; mainstay
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
US military bases in Japan
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
(not even) for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit; at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
after that (a substantive change occurred)