to shake one's head (in denial)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
conviction; belief; confidence
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
threat; intimidation; menace
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
modesty; self-control; discretion
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
long ago; a long time ago; already
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with