fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
occurrence; happening; incident; event
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak; to hear a voice
why; how; for what reason
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
premature death; untimely death; dying young
war situation; progress of a battle
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
way of solving (a problem); solution
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
beyond that point; after that
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene