feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in deep black; in jet black
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
military sword; saber; sabre
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to get angry; to lose one's temper
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind