choices; alternatives; options
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
such; like that; that sort of; very
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
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
to be helpful; to be useful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
comparatively; relatively
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to examine someone's expression
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to stroke down; to smooth down
(another's) daughter; young lady
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle