curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
hostility; animosity; enmity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to send flying with a kick
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
everybody; every last one of them; all
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
caw caw (cry of a crow); crow
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
correction; revision; amendment
appearance; figure; shape; form
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
counter for birds or rabbits
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location