lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to rise; to erect; to get up
willpower; energy; vitality
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
armor and helmet (armour)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
command; lead; generalship; leadership
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
should not be; must not be
armed might; military power; the sword; force
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
nice; good; well-executed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)