intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to make one's rounds; to patrol
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
both (people); the two of them
disorder; disturbance; unrest
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary