looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
limited; limiting; restrictive
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
change; transformation; inversion
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
shouting in a thunderous voice
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
severe wound; serious wound; gash
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
wintertime; winter season
cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
ice house; ice room; cold room
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to become fraught with emotion
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject