to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
thought; consideration; thinking
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to temper thoroughly; to train well
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Suwa no Umi (former name of Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to become hoarse; to become husky
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to leap back; to jump back
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner