sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to cease; to stop; to be over
princess; daughter of a nobleman
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
at least; at most; (even) just
two persons; two people; pair; couple
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inner citadel; core; center; centre
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk