evildoers being rampant and roaming at will
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
epilogue; postscript; envoi
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
jumping about; rampancy; domination
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
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)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
heir; inheritor; successor
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
last ray of hope; only hope
wounded person; injured person
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to fight to the bitter end
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
bluff; false show of power; bold front
son of a bitch; piece of shit
grip (of hand); grip strength
unless one ...; if one does not ...