sea of fire; sea of flame
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in person; personally; directly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this occasion; at this time; now
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
certainly; surely; definitely
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tension; mental strain; nervousness
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on