flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
evening scene; evening landscape
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
ten-year-old; ten year old
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
execution; death by execution
island in a pond or river
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
1,000,000; one million; million; many
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days