information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
make good use of; make the most of
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to care for someone; to look after someone
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
government forces; loyalist army
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
program (e.g. TV); programme
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sword skills; swordsmanship
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)