to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to set a watch; to post guards
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be able to manage somehow or another
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to stop walking; to pause
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
error; mistake; slip; bug
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority