to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
freely; frankly; without reserve
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
war; fighting; fierce competition
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
by today; before the day is over
single flower; one wheel; full moon
left breast; left side of the chest
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
war; battle; match; game; competition
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
of course; certainly; naturally
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work