border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
by itself; automatically; naturally
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
person standing watch; guard duty
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
look!; there!; here!; that is
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
attitude; approach; move; theater usher; theatre usher
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
battle formation; military formation
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
originating; causing; beginning
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
desperation; struggle to the death
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream