to break the silence; to break one's silence
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to feel a chill run down one's spine
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
battlefield; battleground
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to bury; to embed; to implant
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks