to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
still better; even better
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
high and low; rise and fall
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited; mettlesome
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
plain; plateau; tableland
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
imposing stance; daunting pose
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
useless resistance; vain struggle