severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
tradition; legend; folklore
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
near; close; beside; third person
to go past; to pass; to pass by
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
in succession; one by one
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to burst open; to pop; to split
to talk; to carry meaning
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
flash (of light); glint; schiller
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
ten; 10; ten years of age
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking