to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
while; during (the time when)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
conviction; belief; confidence
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon