Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
war; battle; match; game; competition
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to employ; to hire; to charter
high grade; special grade; classy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
only; merely; but; no more than