to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be silent; to say nothing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fixed date; settlement date
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
decision; determination; resolution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
news; word; tidings; omen
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders