silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
sea of blood; pool of blood
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
iron hammer; crushing blow
torturing to death; tormenting to death
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stifled (laughter); simmering
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
independence; self-reliance
breastplate; chest protector; bib
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
survival; survivor; relic
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to shake off; to throw off
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
overhasty; rash; premature
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just