discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
opposite side; opposition
floor above; floor upstairs
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
probability; likelihood; chances
spirit of a deceased person
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
declaration of a state of emergency
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
process; course; mechanism
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
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)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to surge; to well up; to gush out