distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
endless; boundless; everlasting
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
level ground; plain; flatland
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to prowl after; to keep watch on
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to squint (one eye); to narrow
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
upright; incorruptible; morally courageous; erect penis
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
creation; Creation (by God)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
to sentence; to assign a penalty
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shifting gears; changing gears
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
just past noon; afternoon