fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
clearly; brightly; freshly
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to prostrate oneself (before)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors