giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to make one's rounds; to patrol
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
outbreak of war; starting a war
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
distant place; faraway location; far away
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
flash (of light); glint; schiller
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
front; frontage; facade; main
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
scene; spectacle; sight; view
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to get change back; to be more than enough
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to mind; to care; to worry
going around; patrol; round; tour
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment