expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wherein; therein; thereinto
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
one-by-one; separately; in detail
manner of using one's hands
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
originally; by nature; from the start
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
of course; certainly; naturally
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
war; fighting; fierce competition
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
hey there; I say; see here
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons