conflict; complication; troubles; discord
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to half-rise to one's feet
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one by one; one each; one at a time
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
passing away; dying; death
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
that is to say; so that means
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
question; inquiry; enquiry
abusive language; violent language; wild words
otherwise; or else; if not
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper