great war; great battle; world war
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
majority group (party, faction)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
rear right; back right; right and behind
rear left; back left; left and behind
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
you; (arch.) your residence
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
patient; having a long fuse
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
whatever (the case may be)
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
castle site; ruins of a castle
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus