conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
war situation; progress of a battle
minimum; at the very least
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
immediately; right away; on the spot
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
approval; acceptance; toleration
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
intuition; instinct; hunch
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent