stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
approval; license; licence; permission
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
casualties; injuries and deaths
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
drama; theatre; theater; play
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
imposing stance; daunting pose
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
companion; partner; spouse
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at first; in the beginning; originally
whispering; murmuring; subdued