opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
street fighting; urban warfare
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
summer vacation; summer holiday
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
common name; popular name
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
end; close; finish; termination
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
rematch (after an earlier loss)
postwar period; period after Second World War
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
commencing with; including
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
negotiation team; negotiating body
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
thunderous roar; roaring sound
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization