in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bowl of rice with food on top
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
reconciliation; make peace with
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
besides; in addition; also; moreover
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to discuss; to talk together
to happen to hear; to overhear
to refer to; to use as reference
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
cease-fire; truce; armistice
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
persevering; very patient
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step