introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
when it becomes; when it comes to
decrease; reduction; decline
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(death from) starvation; starving to death
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to recall; to remember; to recollect
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
roguelike (subgenre of role-playing video games)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
order; sequence; procedure
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
but; however; provided that
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth