to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
becoming streetwise and unscrupulous; growing cunning from experience; losing one's innocence
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
agricultural community; farm village; rural
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
diligent; hard-working; industrious
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
war; fighting; fierce competition
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
person killed in action; the war dead
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
nothing but; none other than
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
loser; defeated person; the defeated
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding