to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
setting up specially; special installation
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
samurai; warrior; military family
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
on countless occasions; many a time
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
our country; our land; one's own country
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to torment; to torture; to harass
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
opinion; intention; thought