direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
being startled; getting a shock
expression; look; countenance; face
instant; moment; for an instant
to stiffen; to become stiff
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also