period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
in the same way as; just like
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
reinforcement; strengthening
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
power; authority; jurisdiction
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one