country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
series of battles; successive battles
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to surge (water or waves)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
calamity; disaster; accident
to prostrate oneself before
very interesting; of great interest
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
on the occasion of; at the time of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
training; drill; practice; discipline
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit