pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
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
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
literally; to the letter; literal
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
surroundings; environs; circumference
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
right under; directly below; right beneath
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up all one's strength; to die
fall; drop; descent; coming down
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
charred; burnt black; scorched black
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
scattering (in all directions)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
steel; sword steel; sword
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam