circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
2nd day of the month; two days
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
decisive battle of brief duration
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
proposal; offer; request; application
to accept; to receive; to agree
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
tag (children's game); tig
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to breathe out; to exhale
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
roughly; coarsely; grittily