dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
memories; recollections; reminiscence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
approval; acceptance; toleration
surrenderer; person who surrenders
civilized person; civilized people
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
northeastern part; the northeast
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
full length; total length; overall length
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
break in time; interruption; pause
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing