judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(some) more; even more; longer; further
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
document; official papers
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart