store; shop; establishment; restaurant
war; fighting; fierce competition
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
armed might; military power; the sword; force
royal castle; imperial castle
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sincere; honest; faithful
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
those (near the second person)
embodiment; realization; materialization
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
exactly as stated; verbatim
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
surely; certainly; without doubt
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
prickling; stinging; tingling
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation