the same rank; equality; apposition
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
last line of a poem; finally
talk; recital; narration; topic
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
god of marriage; matchmaker
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
danger; jeopardy; distress
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to take turns; to mingle together
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
sword skills; swordsmanship
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
zest for living; energy to live
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
true meaning; underlying principle
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
one of these days; someday; one day
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude