serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to go ahead; to pull ahead
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to crouch; to squat; to cower
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case