fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
layperson's judgment (opinion)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
zest for living; energy to live
in accordance with; according to
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness