spare time; free time; leisure
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
links; chain; shackle; linking
connection; relation; linkage
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)