whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
place; situation; position; location
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
soldier; combatant; warrior
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to kick (at someone, something)
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
apparent; obvious; very clear
clear; precise; definite; distinct
for the first time in one's life
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to apologize; to apologise