since; henceforth; ever since
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
village; human habitation; human settlement
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
your body; your health; yourself; you
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery