flying column; detached force
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to smile broadly; to grin widely
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment