cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
skill; dexterity; master hand
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
very likely; very probable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
coloured paper; colored paper
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
temporary absence from school
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
tips of one's hair; hair ends
fort; stronghold; fortification
life and death; life or death
penalty; sentence; punishment
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
so slight as to be all but non-existent
sooner or later; in time; eventually
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with