piece; fragment; one (object)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
snake; serpent; large snake
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
un-; non-; negative prefix
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
world; society; people; the public
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
chief vassal; senior statesman
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
when it becomes; when it comes to