(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
disorder; disturbance; unrest
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
system; organization; organisation; architecture
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
contemplation; meditation
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
one's own property; possessions
evident; plain; distinct; clear
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
residents of the capital; townsfolk
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon