startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
the same; the said; likewise
sword; blade; single stroke
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
20th day of the month; 20 days
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to save; to leave over; to spare
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
(not) a single person; (no) one
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
about this time; about now
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into