pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
dominion; territory; possession
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in case of; at that time; at this time
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to not take seriously; to take lightly
absolutely; positively; decidedly
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
name; given name; first name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
appearance; air; mien; getup
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
weak constitution; ill health
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
considerably; greatly; a lot
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
calamity; disaster; accident
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
had better ...; had better not ...
at the last moment; this late in the game