young noblewoman; princess
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
calamity; disaster; accident
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
reaching; attaining; arrival
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to run around; to bustle about
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to boil strongly; to be excited
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
together; abreast; side-by-side
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to face on; to look out on to
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)