base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
flag signaling; semaphore
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
person killed in action; the war dead
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
remainder; the rest; what is left
flight; desertion; escape
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to take command; to give direction
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
migratory bird; bird of passage
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
destruction; annihilation; extermination
should do; ought to do; must do
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb