polishing; polished item; match (to light fire with)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
threshold (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door); sill
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to state; to express; to mention
murder; killing; murderer
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
but; however; provided that
heroine; female protagonist
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
repentance; confession; penitence
while; during; performed in this condition
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month