point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
military personnel; soldier
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
secret; private; surreptitious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
bodily sensation; sense; experience
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in that way; thus; so; so?
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to