consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
grandfather; male senior-citizen
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
light crimson; scarlet tinged with purple
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
how; in what way; by what means
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
that is to say; so that means