yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
soldier; combatant; warrior
tension; mental strain; nervousness
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
having ended; being resolved
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
battle dust; the tumult of war
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit