wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
imperial throne; the Crown
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
expression; presentation; representation; notation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
someone; unknown person; I; me
metre; meter; meter; gauge
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be opposite; to face each other
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
flash (of light); glint; schiller
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword