war; battle; match; game; competition
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
two parts; two copies; the second part
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(present) head of a family
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
few decades; many decades; several decades
at a young age; while still young
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
place of residence; dwelling place
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
one machine; one aircraft; one life
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be injured; to sustain a wound
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
person of culture; cultured person
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms