influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to fight against; to oppose; to face
break in time; interruption; pause
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to check; to stop; to keep back
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
of great promise; with a promising future
(not) even once; (not) ever
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying