going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
audience; attendance; hearers
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
alone; unaided; away from home
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
conviction; belief; confidence
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
loud shout; excited cheering
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
successive generations; successive emperors
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
immortal; undying; indestructible
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to mix; to blend; to combine
to thrust before; to thrust at
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence