to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
specialized; specialised; boutique
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
all night; throughout the night
banknote; bill; note; paper money
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
how; in what way; by what means
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
worried look; concerned expression
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
three; three years of age
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
race (of people); type of person
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
something like ...; something called ...
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits