bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
history of Japan; Japanese history
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied