small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
party; gang; company; squad
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
fierce attack; furious attack
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
in accordance with; according to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be at a loss for words
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
very much; exceedingly; extremely
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
trembling with excitement