near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
last night; yesterday evening
survival; survivor; relic
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
home area; home town; local
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)