bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
root; source; origin; cause
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
hoarding; storing away (without using)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
trembling with excitement
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to get change back; to be more than enough
to mind; to care; to worry
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
freely; right and left; as one pleases
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
all-out attack; general offensive
store; reserve; stock; savings
superiority; predominance
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to wander from place to place; to change jobs