entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
shudder; shiver; agitation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
lower half of the body; nether parts
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
partly puffed up; bubblingly
Chinese smoked and salted ham
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
government office; agency; board