four characters; four letters
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
cross; crossed; cruciform
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
dispersal; scattering; discrete
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
provincia; province of ancient Rome
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
outside the country; abroad
(written) work; book; writings
without leaving any trace
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
oppression; suppression; pressure
reason; logic; method; system; order
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
simulated experience; simulation
holy shroud (i.e. the Shroud of Turin)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while