back country; remote countryside
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
long ago; once upon a time
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
(arch.) archer; (arch.) warrior; (arch.) skilled bowman; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
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
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
stirring; slight movement
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
(the) haves; those who have
ordinary person; untitled individual
-less; lacking; non-existing
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
favorite; favourite; habitually used