fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
whole house; whole audience
the late emperor; preceding emperor
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
immortal; undying; indestructible
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
recollection; reminiscence
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be overcome with emotion
disorder; chaos; confusion
hegemony; leadership; initiative
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to become clear; to be made public
melancholy; gloom; depression
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
rival; competitor; competition
impassioned speech; fervent speech
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)