portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to cut off (a relationship)
to ask; to enquire; to query
item; article; clause; section; point
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
serious; not joking; straight
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
disinheritance; disowning
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to order; to command; to appoint
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious