using one's arm for a pillow
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
charred; burnt black; scorched black
long ago; previous; of a former age
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to bury; to embed; to implant
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
older person with more life experience
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
straight; as the crow flies
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
flood of emotions; many thoughts
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes