(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
everything; anything; nothing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to hide; to keep to oneself
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
snake; serpent; large snake
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to crumble away; to collapse
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
vitality; (one's) life force
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
optimism; taking an optimistic view
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)