(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
river; stream; River; the ... river
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
5th day of the month; five days
7th day of the month; seven days
the whole day; all the day
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. September 22, falling between Respect the Elderly Day and the Autumn Equinox Holiday)
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
by all means; at all costs
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to stay calm; to keep cool
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
custom; practice; convention; precedent
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to have troubles; to have concerns
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from