maintenance of public order; maintaining security
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
number of (large) animals
members; member; constituent
underestimation; undervaluation
course; route; path; process; means
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
flying column; detached force
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to handle (a thing) roughly
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to repent; to be penitent
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
scenery; scene; landscape
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
without leaving any trace
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to happen to pass by; to pass by
natural disaster; cataclysm
sympathy; compassion; pity
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
willpower; energy; vitality
trembling or quavering voice
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
height; acme; extremity; end; limit