having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
oracle; revelation; divine message
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
to burst (open); to break; to split
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to prostrate oneself (before)
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; curved gutter; (arch.) fool
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
diversion; distraction; feint
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to rush (one's opponent) from below with arms folded; to perform kachiage
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
recollection; reminiscence
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
to run around; to bustle about
covert action; covert operations
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
manservant; male attendant; valet