common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
person with a bounty on their head
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to fly in flocks; to fly in great numbers
other side; opposite side; other party
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
crematory; place where things are burned
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)