continuation; succession; series
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pillar of fire; blazing column
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to die; to lay down life's burden
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
two (long cylindrical things)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
inspection; examination; checking
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of