sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
to stand on end (of hair)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
sentiment; sentimentality
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
one-by-one; separately; in detail
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
conjecture; guess; surmise; speculation
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
orphan; person without friends
more than anything; above all else
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be contented; to be at ease
to be unable to move while seated (because of fear, surprise, etc.); to freeze in one's seat
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
sidelocks; hair at the temples
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
to jump from one thing to another