lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heaps of corpses all around
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trauma (usu. psychological)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to challenge (a person) to a fight
steady advance; carrying all before one
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of