zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how many years; how long; what year
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles