negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
they; those guys; those fellows
headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
big snake; (large) serpent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
one difficulty; one danger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
legend; folklore; tradition
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)