being open but having virtually no business
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Yama; judge of the afterlife
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
red-lacquered sword sheath
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
blood vessel; blood relationship
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be muddy; to be slushy
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be too numerous; to be too much
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
master thief; notorious robber