Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
practice; practising; training; study
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
impossible; unlikely; improbable
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
shades of night; night scene
never mind!; don't worry about it
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to run around; to bustle about
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
left side; left-hand side
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch