secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
simple and clear; plain and simple
rational; reasonable; logical
series of battles; successive battles
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to quicken one's pace (steps)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to trample; to crush underfoot
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
literally; to the letter; literal
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
as (one) walks on, and on
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
last week; the week before