war; fighting; fierce competition
at once; immediately; right now
voluntary; optional; free; elective
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
menace; threat; intimidation
rather; sooner; preferably
last night; yesterday evening
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to lose sight of; to miss
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
companion; company; tritagonist
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the opposite sex; isomerism
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
should; must; -able; probably; likely
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
opening and shutting; opening and closing
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense