rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
mass outbreak (of a disease)
historical; traditional; historic
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get one's head around; to think about
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
restoration; repair; mending
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort