to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
a place or opportunity to make a display of
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be contrary to one's expectations
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
defence program; defence plan
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)
(husband and wife) earning a living together
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
revisiting; visiting again
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to save; to leave over; to spare
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
coexistence; living together