existence; being; life; survival
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
great joy; delight; jubilation
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
emperor (of Japan); mikado
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to grow up; to become an adult
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
same family (race, tribe)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
here and there; everywhere
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(traditional) festival music
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to talk; to carry meaning
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)