slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to bite off; to gnaw through
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
older sister and younger brother
dealing with; coping with
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(not) merely; (not) simply
absorption; suction; attraction
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
otherwise; or else; if not
moving about; stirring about
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
power; authority; influence
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to