men and women of all ages
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
street fighting; urban warfare
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
locational advantage; advantageous position
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
several times (as large, over)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to blaze; to burn brightly
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation