to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to mask oneself; to lie down
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
(not) even once; (not) ever
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
haori (Japanese formal coat)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to eat up; to consume (completely)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
according to plan; as planned; on target
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)