to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
hospitalization; hospitalisation
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
how; in what way; by what means
preparation; arrangements
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to look forward to something
war; battle; match; game; competition
way of solving (a problem); solution
job application form; employee satisfaction
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
something; some kind of; for some reason
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
multiplication table; times table
recitation; reciting from memory
two persons; two people; pair; couple
memory; ability to remember
military science; strategy; tactics
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
quotation; citation; reference
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
tradition; legend; folklore
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to lick something up; to lap something up
blank space; margin; blank canvas