to run around; to bustle about
recreation; diversion; relaxation
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
feeding (animals); provisioning
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
witnessing; observing; sighting
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
mountain range; mountain belt
sense of smell; olfaction
war; fighting; fierce competition
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
probability; likelihood; chances
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
store; reserve; stock; savings
belatedly; though a little too late
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
most part; greater part; majority
that year; same year; same age
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
training; drill; practice; discipline
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
chasing after women; womanizing
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement