paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
head; lead; vanguard; first
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
gloomy and depressing; mournful
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
body; physical system; (the) person
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
how long; how far; how much
to be helpful; to be useful
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be able to manage somehow or another
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally