moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
one day; (on) a certain day
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to fight against; to oppose; to face
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
hard fight; difficult struggle
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure