smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
at a loss for words; stumped for words
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to gather strength; to take heart
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
outside of one's area of expertise
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
one's own army; one's own team
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to take command; to give direction
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to mistake (A for B); to misread
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)