secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to name; to call; to christen; to term
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
support; backing; patronage
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to subsist; to keep on living
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
outsider; someone outside of a group
bento; Japanese box lunch
seasoning; flavour; flavor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
for the first time in one's life
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to congratulate; to celebrate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
parting; separation; farewell
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
seeing one off; farewell; escort