undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
intention; idea; inclination; wish
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
is something that; is that which
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
survival; survivor; relic
to well up; to burst; to arise
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
charred; burnt black; scorched black
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to make one's rounds; to patrol
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
like he said; same for me; ditto
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
stability; steadiness; equilibrium