great war; great battle; world war
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
opening and shutting; opening and closing
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
watchful waiting; careful supervision
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt