manners; courtesy; etiquette
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
in the meanwhile; during the time
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
and yet; though; when; in spite of
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to challenge (a person) to a fight
like this; this sort; this way
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
confusion; distraction; derangement
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to pause; to have a short intermission
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to give one's life; to lay down one's life