to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
complete victory; total victory
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to take flight; to disappear
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
bright; beaming; brilliant; glowing
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
immediate follower (of the shogun)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
direct descent; direct line