to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
snake; serpent; large snake
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
not yet known; unknown; strange
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
affidavit; deposition; testimony
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
one end; an end; part; fragment
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
being on the ropes; losing ground
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
more than usual (usu. time)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
murder; homicide; manslaughter
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
nise-e; style of portrait popular in court circles in the Kamakura period