to hide; to keep to oneself
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
attendant; valet; servant; follower
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
without; unless; have to do
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge