clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
retreating figure; appearance from behind
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
urgent report; urgent message
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
priest soldier; warrior monk
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
full retreat; general retreat
advance; moving forward; progress
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
great numbers; numerical superiority
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
all night; throughout the night
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to arrive home; to return
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge