dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
river; stream; River; the ... river
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
affidavit; deposition; testimony
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
police cell; place of detention; jail
confusion; distraction; derangement
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
house search (e.g. by the police)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
intuition; instinct; hunch
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference