muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
musket-armed foot soldier
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
erudition; extensive learning
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
carbine (short gun used by cavalry)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
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.)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to line up points in a speech