dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
just one person; only one
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
reinstatement; reappointment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body