declaration of war; proclamation of war
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
expression; look; countenance; face
like this; this sort; this way
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
confections; sweets; candy; cake
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
within; inside of; less than
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
comparatively; quite; rather
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart