lightly-armored soldier; soldier of low rank
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
whole face; all over one's face
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
another family; another house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
should not be; must not be
mockery; derision; ridicule
declaration; statement; assertion
older brother and younger sister