gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
young girl; lass; adolescent female
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
armor and helmet (armour)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
short pause; short interval
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
stillness; repose; standing still
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to backfire; to have a harmful result
large build; large pattern
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance