decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
consequently; as a result; in the end
desperation; struggle to the death
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
in that manner; like that
just because; even if; even though
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
upward glance; upturned eyes
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
exclusive; attached to; specialist
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
independence; self-reliance
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
selection; choice; screening
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
(distinction of) sex; gender
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to blame; to find fault with
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble