to worry; to fret; to get anxious
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
turning point; transition phase
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
military science; strategy; tactics
good-natured; of good character
revival; restoration; resuscitation
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
Kajiwara Kagetoki (?-1200)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to begin to speak; to begin to explain
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
by today; before the day is over
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to learn something through hearing
favour; favor; warm friendship
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)