rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
difference; discrepancy; variation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
giving careful thought to the future; finishing up carefully
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
year of a person's death; one's age at death
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria