(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to hang (something) on the wall
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
enemy territory; hostile place
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
blunder; slip; error; error
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
heart sound; cardiac sound
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be hot on a person's heels
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable