devotion; attachment; infatuation
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
care; precaution; guarding; caution
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
experient; person who has experienced something
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
recovery; rescue; recapture
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
funeral; burial; condolence
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
innumerable; countless; numberless
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2