farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
messenger; envoy; emissary
different opinion; objection
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
human kindness; human weakness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
prospects of victory; chances of success
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to be too numerous; to be too much
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to fly around; to scatter
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
number of times; frequency; count
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures