route; way; course; directions
vague recollection; faint memory
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to have one's horizons broadened
curiosity; inquisitiveness
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to grumble about something (trivial)
as many (people) as possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis