by all means; at all costs; absolutely
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
castella (type of sponge cake)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
because of; owing to; due to
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to jar; to creak; to grate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
blow; shock; strike; batting
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
programme; program; plans; arrangements
number of persons; personnel
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to open (one's eyes) wide
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)