naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bluff; false show of power; bold front
go on!; right!; here goes!
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
increase in interest rates
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
curse; spell; malediction
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
kimono and ancient head-dress
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
small; minute; tiny; squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus