intensive; concentrated; focused
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
8th day of the month; eight days
as much as one can; as much as possible
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to put into effect; to put into practice
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
diplomatic; diplomatically
plume; ornamental feather
to be parted from; to be separated
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
mass; quality and quantity
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
moving tale; impressive tale
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito