suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
build; physique; frame; constitution
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
distinctive; characteristic
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
impossible to do (although wants to)
with a crack; with a crash; with a shattering sound
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
fairly wide; quite large; relatively spacious
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
Dragon King; promoted rook
head; chief; boss; leader
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
maintenance; preservation; improvement
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to surge; to well up; to gush out
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength