to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
walking heavily; lumbering
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
I see; that's right; indeed
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to bend; to warp; to curve
invitation; introduction; temptation
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
complementation; supplementation; completion
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
great war; great battle; world war
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
territory; domain; dominion; possession
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will