phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
furious facial expression
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
six; sixth (interval, chord)
stepping back; drawing back
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
present continuous tense; present progressive form
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to perceive; to understand
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
several weeks; a few weeks