charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
platoon commander; section commander
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
paste; glue; clothing starch
so; like this; in this way
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
blazing heat; scorching sun
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
to turn completely into; to become completely
war clouds; threat of war
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
strong person; the strong; the powerful
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to rush over; to run up to
rosary; string of prayer beads
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags