ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Asura realm; scene of carnage
to call each other; to call out to one another
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one of these days; someday; one day
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace