looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to draw swords and face off
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
crows and herons; black and white (esp. go stones); go (game)
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
meeting and parting; alliance and rupture (e.g. changing alignment of political parties)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
in the city; in the community
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
again; once more; a second time
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
returning (to the authorities); restoring
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
sighing deeply; giving a deep sigh
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally