to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
society; the world; the times
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to understand; to comprehend
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
samurai movie (with a lot of sword fights)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
crypt; underground chapel
king; king; king (chess piece)
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
being already (well) aware
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
final performance; swan song; last act
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
decorum; propriety; politeness