border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
execution; punishment; spanking
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
something that leaps or thrusts out
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back