key performer; last performer of the day
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly
grey moustache; white beard
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
wheat straw; barley straw
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
electric vehicle; EV; elevator; enterprise value; EV; embedded value
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
successor; replacement; second wife
to gain fame; to make one's name
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan