to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
strength; power; proficiency; ability
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take flight; to disappear
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
evil spirit; demon; devil
being rampant; domination
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)