state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to gather; to collect; to assemble
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
question; inquiry; enquiry
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
by means of; due to; because of; according to
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
next; secondly; subsequently
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
several people; a few people
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off