running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
samurai; warrior; military family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
old age; old person; the old; the aged
long military service; having experienced many battles
old soldier; veteran; old hand
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
something wrapped in cloth
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to call a person's attention (to)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end