head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
beginning; outset; first; onset
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
thin (blade); rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
success on the first try (attempt)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
unification of the whole country
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
thunderstorm; thundershower
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand