part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
overhear; happened to hear that
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
long military service; having experienced many battles
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to invite in; to show someone in
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
convenient; handy; useful
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to be overcome with emotion
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to push away; to push aside; to shove
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
natural virtue; personal virtue
personal affair; one's own affair
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
everybody; every last one of them; all
bolt from the blue; great surprise
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to sniff out; to get wind of