doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
magic sword; cursed sword
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to say no more; to sink into silence
carefree; free from worry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
major incident; major happening; big scandal
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
it's not like; it isn't as if
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included