gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
systematic; regular; routine
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
body; physique; build; stature
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
last days; the end; one's fate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
tradition; legend; folklore
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
nod; inclination of the head
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.