to smash; to break into pieces
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
tall figure; high stature
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
all but dead; half killed
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
survival; survivor; relic
it's not like; it isn't as if
to fall in love (with); to love
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
support; backing; patronage
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
reading too much into (what ... says)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
to fight against; to oppose; to face