instability; insecurity; crankiness
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
succession; continuation; series; sequence
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to fire into; to shoot into
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the place for; the time for; the level of
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
craving; longing; thirsting
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
waterfall; cataract; cascade
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to bring back; to restore
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing