(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
home area; home town; local
lump together; put all together
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
very popular; highly favoured
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
wandering; rambling; roaming
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
division into equal parts; equal parts
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune