reproachful; hateful; bitter
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
execution; punishment; spanking
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
half the body; half length
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
hard fight; difficult struggle
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
to commit a crime; to do evil
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
entreaty; appeal; petition
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way