contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to have a well-defined character (of a fictional character); to stand out as a character
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to sniff out; to get wind of
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
vice; immorality; corruption
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
finely chiseled (features)
draw (in competition); tie game
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
make; workmanship; preparation
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back