method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard