to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
... years old; age (of) ...
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
battlefield; battleground
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
death in battle; death on the battlefield
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
dullard; indecisive person
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
child prodigy; wonder child
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to be torn off; to come off
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
unique; peculiar; singular
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
if so; in that case; in that situation
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal