white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(written) contract; agreement
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
have to do; must; should; ought to
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
rational; reasonable; logical
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
at least; at most; (even) just
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to cease; to stop; to be over
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
king; monarch; ruler; champion
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person