surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
minimum; at the very least
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
individual; one by one; separate; each
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
experiment; experimentation
accomplishment; execution
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)