economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
in case of; at that time; at this time
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
consultation; consulting; consul
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to run about trying to escape
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
carrying aboard a warship
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face