use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
standing firm; holding out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
headquarters; head office; main office
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
emotional strength; force of will
I see; that's right; indeed
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
consideration; taking into account
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
exchange of blows; long rally
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk