agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
alone; unaided; away from home
in that manner; like that
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
take the opportunity to (do something else)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
just because; even if; even though
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
without; but if; otherwise; or else
within; inside of; less than
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in the midst of the enemy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
now that; since; so long as; because
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pretension; conceit; hubris
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless