patriotic concern for the future of one's country
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
one (thing); one piece; one item
indirection; indirectness
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
number of persons; personnel
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
still (continuing); as ever; further
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice