to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to drink up; to drain (cup)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
audience (with a person of high standing)
expression; look; countenance; face
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
contest; comparison; competition
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with