(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
kid; young goat; goatling
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
out of character; unlike one
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
young girl; lass; adolescent female
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
in succession; one after another
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke