death penalty; capital punishment
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
quadruped; four-footed animal
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to bubble; to foam; to froth
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
praise; extolment; extollment
to finish; to end; to close
above; going steadily upward
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
equality; uniformity; evenness
trembling from fear; trembling all over
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
go on!; right!; here goes!
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to be exhausted; to be tired out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion