everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
looks; personal appearance; features
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
unprecedented; never seen before
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
flight; desertion; escape
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry