killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
(one's) countenance; face
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
no exception; without exception; always the same
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to burst (open); to break; to split
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
string instrument; stringed instrument
tuning (an instrument); temperament
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
adherent; devotee; believer
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
personal feelings; self-interest
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive