captive; prisoner (of war)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
at least; at most; (even) just
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
forced laugh; forced smile
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
huge person; enormous object
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
arrow length; bundle of arrows
little by little; bit by bit
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to hand (over); to deliver in person
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to be worried; to be troubled
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine