several years; a few years
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
calm; composed; leisurely
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to encamp; to take up positions
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
mouth of a (sword) sheath
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
outside of; not covered by
stabbing to death; putting out
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
head; chief; boss; leader
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life