astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
speech; expression; wording; language
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
literally; to the letter; literal
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
drinking party; banquet; feast
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
choked voice; broken voice; emotional voice
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)