bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
wandering; rambling; roaming
calm; composed; leisurely
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
nonparticipation; nonattendance
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
charming; fascinating; attractive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
dancing or jumping for joy
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
real thing; original; actual