treachery; betrayal; perfidy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
chance; opportunity; occasion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
one end; an end; part; fragment
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
self-control; self-restraint
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to pretend; to act (as if)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pride; dignity; self-respect
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to set (sun); to become dark
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
anything and everything; just about everything
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sharp sword; keen blade; Buddha's wisdom (which destroys worldly desires and evil spirits); sharp sword of wisdom
to shave off; to scrape off