first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
stairs; stairway; staircase
to face; to go towards; to head towards
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
destination (one is heading towards); goal
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
princess; daughter of a nobleman
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
while; even though; despite
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to dye; to colour; to color
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop walking; to pause
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
again; once more; a second time
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rather; sooner; preferably
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need