director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
main question; real issue at hand
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
hostility; antagonism; opposition
stepping back; drawing back
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to glare at each other; to confront each other
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
presence (impressive quality)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
expression; look; countenance; face
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to summon courage; to be brave
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
metallic sound; metallic clank
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death