nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
desperation; self-abandonment
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
opinion; intention; thought
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
force (bulldoze) one's way through
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to make a vow; to take an oath
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration