to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to surround; to crowd around
just above; right overhead
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
pointing out; identification
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
though; even if; whether ... or ...
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
have a pain in one's chest
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
summer vacation; summer holiday
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
the way back; the way home; return trip
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
wise saying; famous saying
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind