desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
practice; practising; training; study
danger; peril; hazard; risk
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
as you see; as you can see
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
contract; compact; agreement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
use; utilization; utilisation; application
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to leave of one's own accord
ago; since; before; previous
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
grudge; complaint; reproach
time; hour; season; time of the year
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to run around; to bustle about
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new