far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
middle of the night; dead of night
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
victim; injured party; sufferer
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
surrounding at a distance
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to become calm; to die down
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway