smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
older sister and younger brother
desperation; struggle to the death
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
the place for; the time for; the level of
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
countries; (various) nations
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
as usual; as is one's habit
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground