there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
albino Japanese rat snake
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
dense with trees; deeply forested
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
too much; excessively; too
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
gradual progress; steady advance
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
weather; astronomical phenomena
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
rear guard; second reserve
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)