smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
strictly; severely; rigidly
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
otherwise; or else; if not
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
cards in one's hand; one's hand
had better ...; may as well ...
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
gathering clouds; group of clouds