to cry and shout; to scream
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
whole nation; whole land; whole country
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
war; fighting; fierce competition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
last days; the end; one's fate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
legend; folklore; tradition
to establish; to formulate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sword play; samurai drama
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
long ago; a long time ago; already
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to be enchanted; to be charmed
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
transparency; clarity; coherence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to await; to wait for; to expect
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to surge; to well up; to gush out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed