to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
way; method; means; resource; course
one's best interests; one's own good
providing information; provision of information; information provision
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
clearing one's throat; cough
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
self-determination; suicide
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
last ray of hope; only hope
to put one's life on the line
yellowish; tinged with yellow
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
a long time ago; long ago
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving