to stay calm; to keep cool
looking on from afar; being a spectator
support; backing; aid; assistance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be needed; to be wanted
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to fan; to incite; to instigate
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to have the privilege of doing
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up