battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to compose; to put together
third stage; three stages
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
unconfirmed; unidentified
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
living thing; organism; creature; biology
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
while; during (the time when)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)