ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
opening and shutting; opening and closing
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
passions; sexual desire; lust
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to walk in on; to tread upon
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)