responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
sea of blood; pool of blood
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
programme; program; plans; arrangements
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
order; command; directions; instructions
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself