on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
two (long cylindrical things)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
engineer; technical officer
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
last days; the end; one's fate
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
innumerable; countless; numberless
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inside; interior; inner part
to burst open; to pop; to split
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
pride; boast; credit (to)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
region; limits; stage; level
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch