lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
for the first time in one's life
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
four (long cylindrical things)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
foundation stone; cornerstone
rendering what little service one can
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this occasion; at this time; now
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
military force; military strength
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
aggression; invasion; raid
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
moderate faction; moderates
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order