gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to knock down; to knock off
four (long cylindrical things)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
sense of duty (obligation)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
common knowledge; well-known fact
justice; fairness; impartiality
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
winner; victor; conqueror
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
by your leave; with your permission
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
paper cover; wrapper; wrapping paper
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
ex post facto report; report after the event
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat