to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
each place; various places
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
distinction; discrimination
to encamp; to take up positions
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
battle station; action stations
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
quiet; still; surreptitious
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words