voluntary; optional; free; elective
long ago; a long time ago; already
close; intimate; on good terms
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
endless; boundless; everlasting
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder