9th day of the month; nine days
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
government office; agency; board
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; uchikowashi riots (Edo period); destructive urban riots protesting the high price of rice
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate