war; fighting; fierce competition
naivete; simplicity; innocence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
adoration; admiration; devotion
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
exchange of blows; long rally
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
unexpected meeting; coincidence
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
discovery; detection; finding
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
manipulation of information; spin
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
defense; defence; protection
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort