intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
around the world; throughout the world
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
to step firmly; to harden by treading
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
partial destruction by fire
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
the deceased; the departed
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
with a bump; with a clunk
to push aside; to push one's way through
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to be torn off; to come off
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
this world; this life; world of the living
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
all (there is); as long as there is
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
root; joint; base; crotch
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence