tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
fire hook; poker; slice bar
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
our country; our land; one's own country
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive