trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
something wrapped in cloth
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
suddenly; all of a sudden
battlefield; battleground
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
war; fighting; fierce competition
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
while; even though; despite
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
such ... as; or some such
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance