to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
thunderous roar; roaring sound
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to fall flat; to fall face down
one person; another name; nickname; alias
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wrestler of the third highest rank
land near a castle; castle town
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to revere; to respect; to worship
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every