sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be found; to be discovered
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
route; way; course; directions
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
too much; excessively; too
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
way; method; means; resource; course
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
but; however; provided that
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
of no interest; not interested