society; public; community; social studies
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
is that so?; I see; right; oh
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to pretend; to act (as if)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)