life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
room light; interior light
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
clientele; customer stratum
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
shop; small store; business; firm
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to blow off; to be blown off
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for