brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
small number; few; minority
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
hey there; I say; see here
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
heaven and earth; top and bottom
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
ash; embers; complete destruction
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
other side; opposite side; other party
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look away; to turn away