woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
research material; experimental material
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
all one has; all one's possessions
instead; but (on the other hand)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
long ago; once upon a time
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
homecoming; return to one's home
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark