decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
villain; baddie; the villain's part
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
(present) head of a family
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
ritual implement storehouse
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls