bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
explanation; interpretation
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
hostile relations; hostile relationship
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
opposite; reverse; contrary
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
chief; main; principal; important
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
firm promise; definite promise
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
unfairness; injustice; partiality
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal