to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
restoration; revival; resurgence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
here and there; everywhere
to take; to catch; to capture
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
somersault; looping-the-loop
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
travellers' inn; stage inn
high rice field; very fertile rice field
both; many; various; together
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander