to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to dye; to colour; to color
after that; afterwards; thereafter
social life; social intercourse
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
use; utilization; utilisation; application
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
one day; (on) a certain day
royal castle; imperial castle
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
invitation; introduction; temptation
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
place where one works; construction site; working area
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
the way back; the way home; return trip
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
after all; because; but; even; too; as well