situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to rush back; to run back
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
manifestation (of a celestial being)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
sunlight; rays of the Sun
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reaching; attaining; arrival
one thin flat object; one sheet
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light