feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
fine performance; excellent acting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to glare at each other; to confront each other
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
something; something or other; something something
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to harm; to cause harm to
accomplice; co-conspirator
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
genuine; authentic; true; real
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate