battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
massing (of troops); gathering
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to push aside; to brush aside
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to say; to be pleased to say
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
while alive; during one's lifetime
to like; to love; to be fond of
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
attendance; participation; presence
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)