anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
sympathy; empathy; response
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
before the gate; in front of the gate
to be jealous; to be envious
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
first thing in the morning
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer