to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
adulterer and adulteress; adulterous couple
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
death from disease; death from illness
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
calamity; misfortune; disaster
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
order to go into battle; order given on the field of battle
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
appearance; air; condition; state; form
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe