sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to talk; to carry meaning
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
as planned; according to plan
one's way (ahead); one's path
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
nonchalant air; unruffled air
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude