to wring the neck; to strangle
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
for example; for instance; e.g.
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
to die (in action, in one's youth)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
the last moment; the very end
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
insurance; guarantee; warranty
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something