contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
honour; honor; glory; privilege
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
district; section; sector
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
blocking the way; standing in the way
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar