to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
farthest; furthest; most remote
fast approach; quick intimacy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
pressure; oppression; suppression
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
extermination; annihilation
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air