serious; not joking; straight
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
I've got to be going; I must go
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
running away; escaping on foot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
time; season; period; phase; stage
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation