last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
carrying out one's original intention
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
difference in social standing; difference in social position
remarkable; striking; obvious
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
how others look at you; what others think about you
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
speaking tube; voice pipe
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else