linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
fee; charge; rate; material
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
consumption; expenditure; spending
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to go past; to pass; to pass by
diversion; distraction; feint
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
patient; having a long fuse
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock