to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
from here; from this place
lower region; lower part; region below
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...