wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
secretary; councillor; councilor
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
grey moustache; white beard
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
wheat straw; barley straw
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
to smash violently; to crush
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas